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The Bryan brothers are identical twin brothers Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan and Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan, American professional doubles tennis players, and are the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. The Bryans have won multiple Olympic medals, including the gold in 2012 and have won more professional games, matches, tournaments and Grand Slams than any other men's pairing. They have held the World No. 1 doubles ranking jointly for 439 weeks (as of November 2, 2015), which is longer than anyone else in doubles history. They have also finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 10 times. Between 2005 and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals. The brothers, who both use single-handed backhands, are noted for their attacking style of play and great hustle. They are also well known for celebrating winning points by chest-bumping each other.〔Tom Weir, (Chest-bumping Bryan brothers always a twosome on, off court ), ''USA Today'', June 22, 2008; retrieved November 15, 2010.〕 Some of their success is attributed to their particular brand of twinship: the Bryans are "mirror twins", where one is right-handed (Mike) and the other left-handed (Bob).〔''Charlie Rose Show'', () ("Bob and Mike Bryan: The Most Successful Men's Doubles" ), September 9, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014.〕 This is advantageous for their court coverage. They have been coached by David Macpherson since 2005. Aside from tennis, they also do charity work in aid of children in need through their foundation, The Bryan Bros. Foundation. ==Records and achievements== On October 8, 2014, they recorded their Open Era record 900th match win by defeating 2014 Australian Open champions Lukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt in the second round of the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Following their triumph at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, the Bryans became the only doubles pairing in the Open Era to hold all four major titles at once, as well as the only team in history to hold all four majors and Olympic gold simultaneously. They are also the only doubles team in history to have won every major title, having won all four Grand Slams, Olympic Gold, all 9 Masters series titles, the Year-End Championships and the Davis Cup during their careers. The two have won a record 109 tour titles surpassing The Woodies, and have been finalists on 52 other occasions. They have a Career Golden Slam and 16 grand slam titles overall, which is more than any men's team in the Open Era. These include victories at the Australian Open (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013), the French Open (2003, 2013), Wimbledon (2006, 2011, 2013), and the US Open (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014). They are the only doubles pairing in history to have completed the "Double Career Grand Slam", having won all four Grand Slam titles at least twice as a team. They won the Tennis Masters Cup doubles tournament four times (2003, 2004, 2009 and 2014). They won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They won the 2007 Davis Cup, along with Andy Roddick and James Blake. The brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ATP Players of the Decade 2000–2009 )〕 The twins are part of the United States Davis Cup team, with a 23–4 record in doubles matches, the most wins ever by a USA doubles team. Both brothers have played Davis Cup singles matches (Bob is 4–2 and Mike is 0–1). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bryan brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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